The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-07-30

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offices to be filled at the next election
to be held in Garrett county, and as
the time is rapidly approaching when
the Republican party must nominate
candidates to be voted for at the
polls, we desire to make a few sug-
gestions for the consideration of our
readers in connection with the mat
ter OF nominations. The Republican
party has safe majority of about one
hundred and fifty in the county, as
shown by the last Presidential cleo
ton. 1t is important that this major
ity be maintained, and in order to
accomplish this very desirable result,
1t will be the imperative duty of the
party to nominate its best men. The
nomination of one man whose fitness
could be called in question would
weaken the whole ticket and might
result in the defeat of part of it.
Such thing as this should be avoid
ed by all means. AS general thing
our people do not attend the primary
meetings, and then grumble because
better men are not nominated. This
is all wrong. To this point we desire
to call special attention, and we insist
upon it that it is the duty of every
good citizen to attend the primaries
and see to it that men are sent to the
county convention who will nomi-
nate men who are qualified to fill the
positions to which they aspire. If
the people neglect this important
duty they can have no reasonable
ground of complaint. The satisfac.
tion or dissatisfaction of individuals,
however, is small matter when
we reflect that the interests of the
public suffer by the nomination and
election of incompetent or unfit Off
GERS. Every voter and every citizen
is directly interested in making good
nominations, and it will be unwise
on your part if you neglect your own
interest in this particular.
We wish to emphasize what we
have said with reference to the NOM
ination of candidates for County Com
missioners. These officials deal with
every mans property, and every
man who owns a dollars worth of
property in the county is affected by
the policy and management of the
Board of Commissioners. 1t is a
matter of grave importance to have
intelligent, discreet. level headed
men for this position. 1t will be I'M
wise to nominate man for Commits
sioner simply because he resides in
certain part of the county, or because
he is very anxious to have the Office.
All this might be done and yet nom
mate the veriest blockhead in the
county. We urge upon the Repub-
lican party at large to nominate the
very best men in the county for
County Commissioners, and that no
matter whatever be considered in
making these nominations except the
fitness of the candidate. IF you de-
sire to have your county affairs con-
Quoted upon an economical and at
the same time just basis. attend the
primaries, where you will have the
matter in your own hands.
One thing more and that is-when
the nominations are oyer there will
necessarily be a great many disap-
pointed aspirants. We trust that
gentlemen who are thus unfortunate
will bear In mind that their duty in
the premises is perfectly plain, and
that they should accord to the nomi-
nees the same support they would
have demanded had they been sue
cessful. Sometimes defeated aspirants
who are mortified at being turned
down, adopt rule or ruin policy,
and endeay9f. to defeat the ticket.
We do not recall an instance in which